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Women on the Ballot, Men at the Top: What Is Electoral Equality Worth?
In Serbia's parliamentary elections scheduled for 25 October 2026, political parties are once again highlighting the number of women among their candidates. Some take particular pride in the fact that women make up a majority on their lists. This is certainly worth noting, but it leaves open the question of how much influence female candidates have over party decisions and what power they will hold if elected. An OSCE report on gender equality in Serbia's National Assembly shows why this distinction cannot be reduced to an electoral percentage.
Ahead of the BNC Elections: Democracy and Pluralism Before Unity, Authority, Parties and Projects
Ahead of the elections for the Bosniak National Council, Emir Bihorac examines the approaches of Bosniak political parties and proposes a different model: a non-partisan, secular and pluralistic Council that preserves Sandžak's heritage and protects the interests of all Bosniaks.
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Guardians of Hopelessness: How SDA Reached the Brink of Disappearing from the Political Scene
From a political movement that once brought together almost all Bosniaks in Sandžak to the third-ranked Bosniak party, Emir Bihorac analyzes how authoritarianism, the loss of voter trust, weakening in Novi Pazar and the BNV, and the exhaustion of its political narrative brought SDA Sandžak into one of the most difficult positions since its founding.
Why is Serbia a state, while the other states are former Yugoslav republics?
From the creation and collapse of Yugoslavia to succession, political memory and relations with neighbouring states, Emir Bihorac examines why Serbia is still often perceived as “the state”, while the others are reduced to “former Yugoslav republics”.
Twenty Minutes of Being Human
What happens when strangers stop seeing one another as political categories, profiles and members of the “other side” for twenty minutes and simply dance together? A Berlin street performance opens a much larger question: how much do societies need spaces where people can simply be together without arguing, buying or needing an enemy?
Climate Change and Its Impact on the Built Heritage and the Conservation of Cultural Identity in Serbia
From floods, droughts and temperature extremes to stone erosion and soil instability, climate change is increasingly threatening immovable cultural heritage. This article examines how monitoring, modern technologies, legal protection and local communities can contribute to preserving Serbia’s cultural identity.
The World After American Dominance: Who Really Holds Power Today?
America remains a superpower, but it is no longer the only centre of global power. Financial, military, industrial and technological strength is now divided among several powers.
The Pathology of Normality: Why Normal People Do Not Need to Advertise Themselves as Normal
SDP in Novi Pazar is building its campaign around the messages “time for normality” and “human”. After almost two decades in local government, the question is no longer only what these slogans mean, but why normality and humanity are now being presented as something that needs to be politically proven.
Why the Public Demands Revenge Before Facts
After a crime, disaster or public scandal, facts arrive slowly while verdicts come quickly. Anger demands a name, a face and punishment, while the media, social networks and politicians often reward the version of events that is first to provide someone to blame.
We Worked While Sick to Reach Retirement. Then We Search for the Elixir of Youth
For years, going to work despite illness has been presented as responsibility and dedication. But the body does not recognise years of service, and retirement cannot restore the health, energy and years we spent waiting for life to begin later.
How Emotions Shape Political Choice
Voters do not assess political options only through programmes, interests and results. Fear, anger, hope and cognitive biases influence which information we notice, whom we trust and how we interpret political reality.
The Kafana as the Balkans’ Public Living Room
For centuries, politics, work, music, gossip, leisure and everyday tasks now handled by entire institutions have intersected around the kafana table. The kafana was one of the few places where society could be seen with little protocol.
Who Owns the Walls: How Hate Graffiti Turns Public Space into a Zone of Fear
Graffiti is not always just a mark on a wall. When calls for violence, nationalist messages, Nazi symbols, homophobia and the glorification of war criminals begin to dominate public space, the question is no longer about the aesthetics of a city, but about who can move through it without fear.
When Compromise Normalizes Extremism: How the Boundary of the Acceptable Shifts
Compromise makes sense when it is sought between positions that can be reconciled. When a “moderate middle” is sought between a fact and its denial, it can stop calming conflict and begin shifting the boundary of what society considers acceptable.